Labeling-machine.



No. 786,495. PATENTED APR. 4, 1905. H. HAULIGK, W. A, WALLING &'G. J.WINKLE.

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INVENTORS No; 786,495. y 'PATENTBD APR. 4, 1905. H. HAULIGK, W. A.WALLING & G. J. WINKLE.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1903.

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INVENTORS 3 Y E N R m T No. 786.495. PATENTED APR. 4, 1905.

' H. HAULIGK, W. A. WALLING & G. J. WINKLE.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22

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LABELING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMANN HAULIOK, WILLIAM A. VVALLING, AND GEORGE J. WINKLE, OF

NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO NEW YORK LABELING MAOHIN E COM- PANY, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWV YORK.

LABELING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 786,495, dated April 4,1905.

Application filed August 22, 1903- Serial No. 170,379.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, I'IERMANN HAULIoK, a subject of the German Emperor,and NIL- LIAM A. W'ALLING and GEORGE J. VVINKLE, citizens of the UnitedStates. residents of New York city, in the county and State'of NewYork,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLabeling-Machines, of which the following is a specification, taken incon- IO nection with the accompanying drawings,

which form a part of the same.

This invention relates to labeling-machines for applying labels to aseries of articles fed successively along a runway.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of amachineembodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing thepaste apparatus. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing thelabel-feeding mechanism. Fig. 4 is an end elevation. Fig. 5 is alongitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig. 6 is a detail plan viewshowing the label-box. Figs. 7 and 8 are details of the label-boxconstruction. Fig. 9 is a detail of the paste-feeding mechanism. Figs.10 and 11 are details of the label-feeding mechanism. Fig. 12 is apartial plan view of the machine.

Ai'tziclc fcal ln the embodiment of the invention shown in theaccompanying drawings the machine is provided with a suitable rigidframe comprising the standards 1, connected by the longitudinal members2 and the rods 3, so as to form a rigid support for the operatingmechanism. As is seen in Figs. 2 and 5, a table 57 extends throughoutthe whole length of the machine, and upon this table is mounted thelower guiding member 138, preferably formed in two parts, as indicated,with the longitudinal feed-slot between them. The lateral guiding member54 is also secured to the portion 88 of the table to form a runway andis preferably adjustable,the securing-bolts 137 being provided andoperating in suitable slots in the guiding member to allow for itslateral adjustment. In this way a runway is formed along which articlesmay be fed throughout the length of the machine. Suitable retainingdevices, which may take the form of the spring-pressed retainers 68, arepreferably mounted adjacent this runway to hold articles fed along thesame in position at the various stations. These retainers are preferably given the curved faces indicated in Fig. 5 and are mounted by the box67, preferably having a loose pivotal connection with the retainer-bar69 through the pins 7 1. These retainers also preferably have fixedthereto the pins 64:, passing through suitable holes in the retainer-barand inclosed by the springs 65, which tend to force the retainers downinto operative engagement with the articles upon the runway, asindicated. The retainer-bar is preferably mounted so as to be adjustablewith respect to the runway, the means indicated for that purposecomprising the securing-screws 75, which, as seen in Figs. 4: and 5,cooperate with the nuts 71, moving in the slots 73 of the standard 76.These nuts are controlled by the screws 72, which may be operated by thehandles 7 O to secure an accurate adjustment of the retainer-bar ateither end of the same, after which the bar may be rigidly clamped inposition by the screws 75.

A series of articles are preferably intermittently fed along the runwayand are held in position by the retainers at the several stations, sothat labels may be applied to the articles. This feeding of the articlesmay be accomplished by feeders which project into the runway on any sideof the same, and, as indicated in the drawings, the feeders project upthrough the slot in thelower guiding member 138, so as to simultaneouslyengage each one of a series of articles and feed them one stationforward along the runway. The series of feeders 90, which may, ifdesired, have the facings of yieldable material indicated, are rigidlysecured to the feeder-bar 102. This bar is shown as mounted toreciprocate in the upper end of the slides 92. These slides are mountedto move vertically in the guides 91 and are operated by the cams 94L onthe shaft 42, these cams being engaged by the rolls 93, secured to theslides, so that as the shaft rotates the slides are simultaneously givena vertical movement. The shaft 4c2-is driven from the power-axle 169 bythe bevelgears 21 22, and the feeder-crank 124 upon the power-axleimparts a reciprocation to the feeder through the link 123, pivoted tothe lever 88. The lower end 96 of this lever is secured to the pin 98,which, as seen in Fig. 2, has a suitable bearing in the frame, and thelink 89 is pivoted to the free end of this lever and to the feeder-block119. This block is mounted in suitable slots in the feeder-bar and iscontrolled by the adjusting-screw 120, passing through the threaded nut122 of the feeder-bar and held rigidly in position with relation theretoby the lock-nut 121. By this means a longitudinal reciprocation isimparted to the feederbar and, furthermore, the eX- treme forwardposition of each of the feeders is simultaneously adjusted by theadjustingscrew, as described. These vertical and longitudinal movementsof the feeders are so timed that the feeders are simultaneously andpositively projected into the runway when in their rearward position.(Indicated in Fig. Then they move forward, feeding each of the articlesin the runway one station forward. Thereupon the slides drop,withdrawing the feeders from the runway, and their rearwardreciprocationis made while in inoperative position. If, therefore,articles are continuously fed into the rear end of the runway inengagement with the stop 53 (indicated in Fig. 12) and between theguiding member 54 and the lateral stop 55, adjustably secured to thetable by the screws 136, the feeders intermittently feed these articleforward from station to station and discharge them from the forward endof the runway, where they may be received in any desired manner.

Paste W'LGG/Lflfll/ZJSITI. --At the rear station along the runway pasteis applied to the articles, in this instance to only one lateral face ofthe same. As is seen in Fig. 2, the paste-platform 35 is movably mountedon the frame, its vertical position being adjusted by the screw 32, theupper end of which is swiveled in the platform and the lower end ofwhich passes through a threaded lug 99 on the frame. As is seen in Fig.1, this platform is guided in its vertical movement by the guideways 33and may be rigidly secured in any position by the screws 34 indicated.The paste-receptacle 36 is preferably detachably secured to theplatform, suitable guides being formed in the receptacle which coactwith the platform, as indicated in Fig. 1, suitable screws or othermeans holding the two firmly together during the operation of themachine. Vithin the receptacle the paste-drum 38 is rotatabl y mounted,this drum revolving in suitable bearings 41, preferably provided withthe tighteningscrews 37 and being provided at one end with thestop-wheel 40, which may be engaged by a suitable ratchet, and at theother end with the feed-wheel 39, which is provided with thefeeding-notches 147. (See Fig. 9.) The slide 87 is mounted in suitablebearings to reciprocate vertically and is provided with the pivotedspring-pressed pawl 84, projecting toward the feed-w heel and engagingthe notches 147. This pawl is normally held in the position indicated inFig. 9; but when the slide moves downward this pawl is free to move inan upward direction away from the pin 170, so that the feed-wheel is notrotated, the wheel being normally held stationary and in properalinement by the engagement of the flat faces of the wheel by the slide.Upon the upward movement of the slide, however, the pawl 84, which hasmoved against the pin 170, engages one of the notches 147, and therebyrotates the feed-wheel through a portion of a revolution, so as to bringa freshly-pasted face past the doctor 85 (indicated in Fig. 2) and intothe horizontal position on top of the drum. The paste may be taken fromthe paste-drum in any way and applied to the article at thepasting-station on the runway.

The labeling-support 49 is mounted at either end in the guides 82 in thebrackets 81, secured to the frame of the machine, as is indicatedinFigs. 2 and 12, the ends of the support being preferably provided withsuitable rolls 135 to cooperate with the guides, which may be given theclosed form indicated. This support is preferably provided at either endof the same with the stems 80, rigidly secured thereto and looselypassing through the swiveling sleeves 79, secured to the pins 159,rotating in the lugs 160 of the brackets. The support is revolved by thearms 48, mounted upon a rockshaft 46 and provided with slots 144, (seeFig. 9,) loosely engaged by either end of the support. The rock-shaftmay be operated from the shaft 42 by the eccentrics 43. (Indicated inFig. The eccentric-rods 44 are operated by these eccentrics and arepivoted to the cranks 45 on the rock-shaft to impart an oscillationthereto. As the arms are rotated by the rock-shaft they rotate thelabel-support, and as the support is rotated the connection of the stemswith the swiveling sleeves oscillates the support during itssubstantially rotary movement. It will be seen, furthermore, that theguides 82 are so shaped that at eitherend of its partial rotation thesupport travels in a straight path perpendieularto the adjacent face ofthe article on the runway and to the upper surface of the paste-drum.The paste-pad 77, preferably formed of yielding material, such asrubber, is secured to the plate 78, this plate being preferably mountedon rigid stems 161, passing through suitable apertures in thelabeling-support and connected with the yokes 50. The springs 101connect these yokes with the labeling-support, while the forwardmovement of the yokes is limited by suitable set-nuts 134, indicated.(See Fig. 12.) These springs serve to yieldingly press the paste-padinto engagement with an article on the runway and also when it is at theother end of its travel into engagement with the paste-drum to takepaste therefrom.

Label -feeclng.-After the articles have been pasted and fed along to thesucceeding station (indicated in Fig. 3) a label is applied to thepasted face of each article, which may be done by the mechanismindicated in that figure. The yielding suction-pad 100, which may beformed of rubber and. provided with a number of suction-apertures in itsface, may be mounted upon the labeling-support in the manner described,so as to be yieldingly pressed into engagement with the articles by thesprings 101. As indicated in Fig. 1, the suction-pipe 31, preferably offlexible material, is connected with the union of a tube 51,communicating with the interior of the suction-pad. The other end ofthis pipe connects, as indicated, with the pump-cylinder 29, secured tothe frame of the machine. The plunger 30 operates within this cylinder,being connected by the link 28 with the rock-lever 27, pivoted about thelug 26 and having its opposite end 25 connected by the link 21 with thecrank 23 on the power-axle. By this means suction is applied to thepaste-pad, so as to pick up a label from a pile, carry the label intoengagement with a pasted article, and then to release the suction andleave the label adhering to the article. The label-platform 110 ismounted upon the frame of the machine and supports a pile of labels 109,the guides 105 and 108 being mounted upon the platform, preferablyadjustably, by the bolts 128 and 129, which operate in slots in theguides, so that the guides form substantially a skeleton label-box andguide the pile of labels at their edges. As indicated in Fig. 6, some ofthe guides are preferably mounted on a movable plate 173, which may bepivoted about the pin 17 4 and its other end secured by the bolt 176,which engages the slot 175. In this way these guides may be removed bybeing swung out of position, so that the labels may be readilyreplenished. The plunger 130 is mounted upon the rod 111, which isguided by a suitable bearing 117. The rod is preferably provided withrack-teeth 155, (see Fig. 1,) and the pinion 150 engages these teeth tofeed the plunger and rod upward. The pinion is rotated by theworm-wheel115, operated by the worm 14:8. This worm is intermittentlyrotated by the ratchet-wheel 154, secured thereto, this ratchet beingengaged by the springpressed pawl 11 1 on the lever 116. (See Fig. 3.)This lever is connected by the link 103 with the crank 47 on therock-shaft 16, so that the ratchet is gradually fed around, the springpressed holding-pawl 113 preventing its rearward movement. By thiscompensating gear a pile of labels is fed forward during the operationof the machine, and the top of the pile is constantly maintained inproper position. The manual feeding and setting mechanism (indicated inFig. 10) may be employed to adjust the position of the plunger andlabels when new labels have been supplied to the machine. The shaftindicated is supported in a suitable bearing 1 19, and the worm-wheel115 is fastened thereto. The pinion 150 is preferably loose upon theshaft and is secured thereto by the clutch-pin 151, secured to theworm-wheel and adapted to engage in one of the toothed spaces of thepinion or other apertures therein. This pinion is rigidly secured to thehandle 112, which is splined by the feather 152 to the shaft. A lightspring 153 normally holds the pinion in engagement, but allows for themanual withdrawal of the same for the purpose of adjusting the positionof the plunger by turning the handle 112 after disengaging thepower-compensating gear. As the suction-pad comes down to engagementwith the pile of labels the upper label adheres to the pad, and suitableseparating means is employed to prevent the withdrawal of more than asingle label from the label-box. A number of separator-fingers 107 areindicated engaging the upper label of the pile. Each finger, as shown inFig. 8, is adjustably secured to the weighted body of the separator bythe screw 131, the separator being preferably provided with the enlargedflange 132, which projects beyond the ribs 133 in the guide. Theseparator is in this manner allowed a limited vertical movement toaccommodate any variation that there may be in the position of the upperlabel in the pile and also is allowed to move freely a limited distancewith the upper label as it is withdrawn. If desired, also additionalseparating-fingers, such as 127, may be provided, and these fingers maybe rigidly mounted, if desired, upon the guides 108. In the operation ofthis label-feeding mechanism the upper label of the pile 109 is engagedby the suction-pad, which moves perpendicularly down against it andadheres to the pad as the pad moves upward, and this upward movementtends to carry the separating-fingers 107 and the separators attachedthereto upward. Since the fingers cannot move farther than the slots inthe guide allow, the label after it has risen to a slight extent, so asto be free from contact with the label-pile, must bend at its edgesaround the separating-fingers 107. This action separates the top labelfrom any others that may adhere to its under surface, and thisseparating action is assisted by the additional separatingfingers 127.The pressure with which the movable separating-fingers 107 operate, aswell as their position about the sides of the label, should be soadjusted as to give the best separation with the particular character oflabel with which they are used. It will be noted in this connection thatsince the suction-pad is guided so that it moves vertically at the timeit enters the label-box and since it is spring-pressed it movesperpendicularly against the upper label of the pile and remains incontact therewith for a considerable time due to its spring mounting, sothat suction can be effectually applied to the pad. Its verticalmovement, therefore, away from the labels prevents the lateraldisplacement of the labels remaining in the pile or the distortion ofany of the labels as they are removed. The suction-pad is accuratelyguided, furthermore, as it moves against an article in the runway, sothat the label is accurately applied thereto.

Presser cZeece.The labels as applied to the pasted articles upon therunway are preferably smoothly pressed into position upon the same atthe next station beyond the label-feeding mechanism. For this purpose apresserpad 238 of bristles or other yielding means is provided, this padbeing secured upon the slide 140 by suitable screws 58. This slide ismounted upon the ways and is operated by the block 144, which also ismounted upon these ways, this block being reciprocated by the link 145,connecting the same with the crank 146 upon the rock-shaft 46. (See Fig.4.) The reciprocation of the presser-pad is regulated by the stem 141,which carries a spring engaging the lug 139 and tending to bring thislug into contact with the collar on the same, indicated behind the same.The rear portion of this stem is indicated as threaded and as engagingthe slide 140, its position therein being rigidly maintained by thelocknut 59. By this means the length of time that the prcsser-pad 138remains in engagement with an article on the runway can readily beadjusted.

The driving-shaft15 is mounted in suitable bearings 14 on the frame andmay be operated by the driving-pulley 18 or by the crank 16, having thehandle 17 indicated. (See Fig. 4.) This shaft carries the pinion 13,which engages the gear 19 on the driving-axle 169, which rotates in thebearings 20 on the frame.

The clutch 12 is rigidly secured to the pinion 13, and the cooperatingclutch 11 is splined to the shaft 15, the position of this movableclutch 11 being controlled by the shifting lever 9 engaging the collar10 on the clutch. This lever is connected to the link 8, which isoperated by the rock-arm 207 on the shaft 9. This shaft has securedthereto the arm 6, connected by the link 5 with the treadle 4, so thatby this means the clutch may be readily thrown into operative positionto drive the machine from the power-shaft or be thrown out of engagementto stop the machine.

It is of course understood that many modifications may be made in thesize, proportion, and numbers of parts of this machine and that thosefamiliar with this art may employ parts of the same without using thewhole of this machine and may use parts in connection with other deviceswithout departing from the spirit of this invention or losing theadvantages of the same.

o do not desire to be limited to the disclosure which has been made inthis case; but what we claim as new, and what we desire to secure byLetters Patent, is set forth in the appended claims.

We claim 1. In labeling-machines, a runway, feeders adjacent saidrunway,means to reciprocate said feeders and means to project saidfeeders into and withdraw them from said runway during theirreciprocation, adjustable spring-pressed retainers adjacent said runway,and labeling devices to cooperate with said runway to apply labels toarticles fed along the same, said labeling devices comprising means tosupport a pile of labels and to feed the same forward, alabeling-support, means to move said labeling-support and to oscillatethe same during its movement, a suction-pad yieldingly mounted on saidsupport and separatingfingers lightly engaging the upper label of saidpile and having a limited free movement with said upper label as it iswithdrawn.

2. In labeling-machines, a platform, guides on said platform fora pileof labels, weighted separator bodies mounted in slots in said guides,separating-fingers adjustably mounted in said bodies to engage the toplabel of a pile, rigid separating-lingers normally out of contact withsaid labels and a picker to engage the top label of said pile toseparate the same therefrom. I

3. In labeling-machines, a platform, guides for a pile of labels mountedon said platform, a plunger operating between said guides, means toadvance said plunger as labels are removed from said pile, yieldableWeighted separator-bodies mounted in closed slots in said guides,separating-fingers secured to said bodies and normally engaging the topof said pile and a picker to remove the top labels from said pile.

4.- In labeling-machines, guides to support a pile of labels, means toadvance said pile as labels are removed therefrom, yieldableseparating-fingers engaging the top of said pile, means to limit theirmovement away from said pile with the top label and a picker to removethe top label of said pile.

5. In labeling-machines, guides to support -a pile of labels, means toadvance said pile as labels are removed therefrom, separating-fingerslightly engaging the outer labels of said pile, and means to limit themovement of said fingers away from said pile, said fingers being movedby the outer label of said pile in the same direction as said labelduring its withdrawal.

6. In labeling-machines, guides to support a pile of labels, aseparating-finger to lightly engage the outer label of said pile, meansto remove the outer label from said pile and means to positively limitthe movement of said finger with said outer label, said finger beingmoved by the outer label of said pile in the same direction as saidlabel during its withdrawal.

7. In labeling-machines, guides for a pile of labels, aseparating-finger to engage the outer label of said pile and means toallow a limited free movement of said finger by the outer label of saidpile in the same direction as said label is moved during its withdrawal.

8. In labeling-machines, a platform, guides on said platform for a pileof labels, part of said guides being removable to allow the replenishingof said labels, separating-fingers engaging the outer label of said pileand having a limited free movement with said labels as they arewithdrawn, a plunger within said guides, compensating mechanism to feedforward said plunger as said labels are withdrawn comprising adisengageable clutch to manually adjust the position of said plunger anda pneumatic picker to engage said labels.

9. In labeling-machines, a runway, means to support a pile of labelsadjacent said run way, a movable labeling-support, guides for saidsupport, the portion of said guides ad jacent said label pile beingsubstantially perpendicular to the top label, a rotating arm connectedto said support to rotate the same, a swiveling collar adjacent saidguides, a stem on said support passing through said collar to oscillatesaid support as it is rotated, and a labeling-pad yieldingly mounted. onsaid support to engage said labels and an article on said runway.

10. In labeling-machines, a runway, means to support a pile of labelsadjacent said runway, a movable labeling-support, guides for saidsupport, portions of said guides adjacent said pile of labels and saidrunway being substantially straight to guide said supportperpendicularly toward said labels and an article on said runway, an armconnected to said support to rotate the same, means to oscillate saidsupport as it is rotated, a suction-pad yieldingly mounted on saidsupport and a pumpconnected to said pad to create suction therein whilesaid pad is being yieldingly held in engagement with said labels and torelieve said suction to apply a label to an article.

11. In labeling-machines, means to support a pile of labels, a picker toengage the outer label of said pile, a separating-finger to lightlyengage the outer label of said pile and move with the same during itswithdrawal and means to stop the movement of said finger after saidouter label is free from said pile.

12. In labeling-machines, a runway, means to feed articles from stationto station along said runway, a paste-drum, means to support a pile oflabels, a labeling-support, means to move said support and to oscillatethe same during its movement, said means comprising guides formedsubstantially straight adjacent said runway and said label pile to guidesaid support perpendicularly toward said label pile and said runway andlabeling-pads yieldingly mounted on said support to engage saidpastedrum and said label pile.

13. In labeling-machines, a runway, feeder slides adjacent said runway,cams to simultaneously move said slides toward and from said runway, afeeder-bar mounted in said slides, feeders thereon to be projected intosaid runway and means to reciprocate said feeder-bar to move saidfeeders forward while they are projected within said runway.

14:. In labeling-machines, a runway, labeling devices cooperating withsaid runway, feeder-slides adjacent said runway, means to operate saidslides, a feeder-bar, feeders thereon in said slides, said feeders beingprojected into and withdrawn from said runway, and means adjustablyconnected with said feederbar to reciprocate the same.

15. In labeling-machines, a runway, labeling devices to cooperate withsaid runway, feeders, means to reciprocate said feeders, and meanscomprisinga feeder-slide to project said feeders into said runway beforethey reciprocate forward and to positively withdraw them therefrom atthe end of their forward reciprocation.

16. In labeling-machines, a runway, labeling devices cooperating withsaid runway, vertically-movable slides below said runway, cams tooperate said slides, a feeder-bar mounted in said slides, feeders onsaid bar to be projected into and withdrawn from said runway and meanstimed with said cams to reciprocate said feeder-bar.

17. In labeling-machines, a paste-receptacle, a paste-drum rotatablymounted in said receptacle, a feed-wheel provided with notches HERMANNHAULICK. WVILLIAM A. VVALLING. GEORGE J. WIN KLE.

W'itnesses:

HARRY L. DUNCAN, JESSIE B. KAY.

